8 steps for updating your go-to look for the new season

It's time to transition your go-to look for the coming season. That means tucking away your mega-bright lipsticks and lightweight creams for products that are altogether richer and more sumptuous. Here, we break down your routine, so you can get started today.

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Sheer Power

Sheer Power

Now’s the time to swap out today’s fuchsia and coral lipsticks for tomorrow’s burgundies and aubergines. But instead of last year’s opaque oxblood trend, this season, moody lipsticks are appearing in sheer color washes and translucent stains. The cult classic Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey subtly deepens lips with just a kiss of merlot, while YSL’s Prune in Fire lipstick offers slightly more robust color payoff with mega-watt shine. Or try Revlon’s Crush balm stain for a raspberry popsicle-like tint.

Seeing Red

Seeing Red

Stash away your current smoky bronze and charcoal shadows for autumn’s newest sultry eye hue: crimson. Seen on the runways at Cynthia Rowley, Anthony Vaccarello, Ruffian, Altuzarra, and Gucci, a smoldering gaze becomes instantly updated in shades of cranberry, garnet, and russet. Swipe Chanel’s Ebloui cream shadow over lids and slightly above creases for a shimmery flash of maroon, or use M.A.C’s Mauveless shadow for a subtler, more matte veil of color. Otherwise, Estée Lauder’s Enchanted Berries palette has enough monochromatic hues for a complete eye look that you can take from day to night.

Sheer Power

Now’s the time to swap out today’s fuchsia and coral lipsticks for tomorrow’s burgundies and aubergines. But instead of last year’s opaque oxblood trend, this season, moody lipsticks are appearing in sheer color washes and translucent stains. The cult classic Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey subtly deepens lips with just a kiss of merlot, while YSL’s Prune in Fire lipstick offers slightly more robust color payoff with mega-watt shine. Or try Revlon’s Crush balm stain for a raspberry popsicle-like tint.

Seeing Red

Stash away your current smoky bronze and charcoal shadows for autumn’s newest sultry eye hue: crimson. Seen on the runways at Cynthia Rowley, Anthony Vaccarello, Ruffian, Altuzarra, and Gucci, a smoldering gaze becomes instantly updated in shades of cranberry, garnet, and russet. Swipe Chanel’s Ebloui cream shadow over lids and slightly above creases for a shimmery flash of maroon, or use M.A.C’s Mauveless shadow for a subtler, more matte veil of color. Otherwise, Estée Lauder’s Enchanted Berries palette has enough monochromatic hues for a complete eye look that you can take from day to night.

Neutral Territory

Say goodbye to summer’s crisp whites and ballet pinks: The new neutral polishes for this season have a decidedly darker mood. This year’s mushroom shade is tinged with smoky purple compared to the dove gray hues of last year, navy blues are so dark they read black, and moss green paints have a slight gray cast so they look earthy, not militant.

Mind Over Matte

Summer’s golden glow is giving way to shine-free skin for the upcoming season. This year, matte faces get updated with more translucent formulas that still allow the complexion to peek through. The result? Foundations, powders, and mousses that lend a more natural and less flat look, while still boasting a posh velvety finish.

Cream of the Crop

The coming season’s cooler temperatures require a heartier skin routine to keep your face adequately moisturized. That means trading in your gel and foam cleansers for a creamier formula. These three face washes all hit the mark with lush textures that produce skin-coddling effects. We promise none of them will leave your complexion with any filmy residue, either.

In the Thick of It

Just as your face requires deeper hydration for the change in seasons, so does your body. Switch your lightweight lotions for one with a thicker and more potent texture instead. La Mer’s butter saturates skin in a wave of moisture that leaves it feeling silky to the touch, the ever-popular Creme de Corps from Kiehl’s quenches dehydrated skin and restores its suppleness, and Olay’s Ultra Moisture Lotion rids scaly dryness in just one use.

Orient Express

Get ready to switch up your Eau de Apricot in favor of September’s spicier scents. What makes these fragrances new this year is that they are tempered with florals galore for a more wearable assortment. Tom Ford’s Fleur de Chine showcases Asian fauna, including hua lan flower and star magnolia for a rather haunting and robust olfactory experience. Meanwhile, Boucheron’s Place Vendôme features orange blossom, rose, peony, and jasmine for a creamy-textured floriental. And finally, Roberto Cavalli’s eau spotlights fresh orange blossom and sexy benzoin for an irresistibly feminine and sensual result.

Colossal Curls

Summer’s beachy waves are becoming inflated for fall with the fullest and fluffiest of curls. To get the hair look of the season as seen at Marc by Marc Jacobs, Bottega Veneta, Just Cavalli, Rochas, and The Blonds, start by blasting damp roots with a volumizing mousse, then blow-dry hair upside down to build up bulk. Curl small sections with a three-quarter-inch curling iron for tight spirals. Finally, back-brush the hair with a boar bristle brush to achieve bouncy heft.